Governator Signs New Street Racing Bill
10-05-2005, 05:05 PM
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Governator Signs New Street Racing Bill * AB 1325 by Assemblyman Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, which increases penalties for engaging in street-racing contests. 
Here's the bill:
BILL NUMBER: AB 1325 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2005
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 3, 2005
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Vargas
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
An act to amend Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1325, Vargas Motor vehicle speed contest.
(1) Under existing law, it is a misdemeanor to engage in a motor
vehicle speed contest, as described, punishable by, among other
things, imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor
more than 90 days.
This bill would make it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months, or
a specified fine, or by both that fine and imprisonment, if a person
is convicted of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest and that
violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the
driver. Because this would create a new crime, the bill provision
would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) Under existing law, a person convicted of a violation of the
offense described in (1) that occurred within 5 years of the date of
a prior offense that resulted in a conviction is punishable by
imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 4 days nor more than
6 months and by a specified fine.
This bill would make it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months and
the imposition of a fine if a person is convicted of engaging in the
above-described offense within the 5-year period and the most recent
offense proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the
driver.
The bill would make it a misdemeanor or felony and would require
the imposition of a specified fine if a person is convicted of
engaging in the above-described offense within the described 5-year
period and the most recent violation proximately causes serious
bodily injury, as defined, to a person other than the driver.
The bill would make conforming changes in related provisions of
existing law.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed
contest on a highway. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed
contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a
clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an
event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20
miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed
limits, is not a speed contest.
(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed
contest on any highway.
(c) A person shall not engage in any motor vehicle exhibition of
speed on a highway, and no person shall aid or abet in a motor
vehicle exhibition of speed on any highway.
(d) A person shall not for the purpose of facilitating or aiding
or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition
upon a highway in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or
obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or
obstruction upon any highway.
(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall
be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24
hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three
hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall
also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court
may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90
days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a)
of Section 13352. The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle
may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to
and from that person's place of employment and, if driving a motor
vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the person's
employment, restricted to driving in that person's scope of
employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the court's
power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and
that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other
than the driver, the person convicted is punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months
or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and
imprisonment.
(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a)
for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a
prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of
subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a
county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and
by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the
five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily
injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that
second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less
than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than
five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the
five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes
serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f)
of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver,
a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in
the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor
more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) The court shall order the privilege of a person convicted
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), to operate a motor vehicle
suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of
subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for
six months to necessary travel to and from that person's place of
employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform
the duties of the person's employment, restricted to driving in that
person's scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere
with the court's power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(g) If the court grants probation to any person punishable under
subdivision (f), in addition to the provisions of subdivision (f) and
any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may
include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation
that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48
hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the person's
privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of
six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of
Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).
(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and
the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the
vehicle may be impounded at the registered owner's expense for not
less than one day nor more than 30 days.
(i) Any person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of this
section shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment in
a county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500) or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(j) If a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle is
restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall
clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that
person's driver's license and promptly notify the Department of
Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed
by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that
restriction in the person's records in the Department of Motor
Vehicles and enter the restriction on any license subsequently issued
by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period
of the restriction.
(k) The court may order that any person convicted under this
section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be
imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the
person, as determined by the court.
(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis
Friend Memorial Act.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
Here's the bill:
BILL NUMBER: AB 1325 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 1, 2005
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2005
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 3, 2005
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Vargas
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
An act to amend Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1325, Vargas Motor vehicle speed contest.
(1) Under existing law, it is a misdemeanor to engage in a motor
vehicle speed contest, as described, punishable by, among other
things, imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor
more than 90 days.
This bill would make it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months, or
a specified fine, or by both that fine and imprisonment, if a person
is convicted of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest and that
violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the
driver. Because this would create a new crime, the bill provision
would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) Under existing law, a person convicted of a violation of the
offense described in (1) that occurred within 5 years of the date of
a prior offense that resulted in a conviction is punishable by
imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 4 days nor more than
6 months and by a specified fine.
This bill would make it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months and
the imposition of a fine if a person is convicted of engaging in the
above-described offense within the 5-year period and the most recent
offense proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the
driver.
The bill would make it a misdemeanor or felony and would require
the imposition of a specified fine if a person is convicted of
engaging in the above-described offense within the described 5-year
period and the most recent violation proximately causes serious
bodily injury, as defined, to a person other than the driver.
The bill would make conforming changes in related provisions of
existing law.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed
contest on a highway. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed
contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a
clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an
event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20
miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed
limits, is not a speed contest.
(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed
contest on any highway.
(c) A person shall not engage in any motor vehicle exhibition of
speed on a highway, and no person shall aid or abet in a motor
vehicle exhibition of speed on any highway.
(d) A person shall not for the purpose of facilitating or aiding
or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition
upon a highway in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or
obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or
obstruction upon any highway.
(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall
be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24
hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three
hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall
also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court
may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90
days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a)
of Section 13352. The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle
may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to
and from that person's place of employment and, if driving a motor
vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the person's
employment, restricted to driving in that person's scope of
employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the court's
power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and
that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other
than the driver, the person convicted is punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months
or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and
imprisonment.
(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a)
for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a
prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of
subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a
county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and
by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the
five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily
injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that
second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less
than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than
five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the
five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes
serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f)
of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver,
a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in
the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor
more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) The court shall order the privilege of a person convicted
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), to operate a motor vehicle
suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of
subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for
six months to necessary travel to and from that person's place of
employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform
the duties of the person's employment, restricted to driving in that
person's scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere
with the court's power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(g) If the court grants probation to any person punishable under
subdivision (f), in addition to the provisions of subdivision (f) and
any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may
include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation
that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48
hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the person's
privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of
six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of
Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).
(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and
the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the
vehicle may be impounded at the registered owner's expense for not
less than one day nor more than 30 days.
(i) Any person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of this
section shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment in
a county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500) or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(j) If a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle is
restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall
clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that
person's driver's license and promptly notify the Department of
Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed
by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that
restriction in the person's records in the Department of Motor
Vehicles and enter the restriction on any license subsequently issued
by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period
of the restriction.
(k) The court may order that any person convicted under this
section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be
imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the
person, as determined by the court.
(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis
Friend Memorial Act.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
10-05-2005, 06:46 PM
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What the ****. Do they all just watsh the 2Fast2Gay and think that is Really happening everywhere? They need to concentrate on what matters and go after true criminals. Street racing is Illegal, but to spend that much time reworking a bill when there is one in effect is stupid. God I hate politicians. People get what they vote for.
10-05-2005, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Richiec77
People get what they vote for.
Street racing is illegal. Always will be. Get over it.
Mom's out there lose "their little boy" then they start crying to the politicians.
You know the name of the game.
On a side note, Arnie nixxed the steriod bill.
10-05-2005, 07:01 PM
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from what i picked up you can/will be sent to jail for min- 30 days max- 6 months for street racing if convicted. they are concidering it a misdemeanor now(?).
jail conversation;
"so what are you in for?"
"me? street racing. how about you?"
"i raped 5 teanage girls"
"huh..."
jail conversation;
"so what are you in for?"
"me? street racing. how about you?"
"i raped 5 teanage girls"
"huh..."
10-05-2005, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sleeperstyle
from what i picked up you can/will be sent to jail for min- 30 days max- 6 months for street racing if convicted. they are concidering it a misdemeanor now(?).
jail conversation;
"so what are you in for?"
"me? street racing. how about you?"
"i raped 5 teanage girls"
"huh..."
jail conversation;
"so what are you in for?"
"me? street racing. how about you?"
"i raped 5 teanage girls"
"huh..."
5 more months.
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10-05-2005, 10:54 PM
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Street racing is an offense commited much more often and by many more people than some other offense even though being less of a crime...the state is out to make more money in the form of a 'protecting' bill. What a crock of ****.
10-05-2005, 11:39 PM
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dont blame the terminator on these laws, its what the hippies (aka californians) are calling and crying about. if someone got a good reason together why to not pass that law maybe the politicians would have listened to them.
10-06-2005, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by road_rage187
it just gives people more insentive to run
Exactly! But that means even more fines! And more jail time tax payers have to pay for! Maybe even a few fatalities! YAY for protecting us!
Next bill up: Mandatory walking helmets.
10-06-2005, 01:03 PM
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Glad I don't live in Cali anymore. Glad that when I DID get caught (street racing @ Alameda & Del Amo) back in the 80's it wasn't such a big thing....fine + 2 points. Here in Phoenix they yank yer license and throw you in jail. I'm glad there's 2 tracks to go to (Firebird is a 10 minute drive from my house).
BTW, Whisper, BS like "mandatory walking helmets" (although untrue as of now ya never know with the hippies in Cali) is why I left.....even though I'm a rare species known as a native Angeleno....
BTW, Whisper, BS like "mandatory walking helmets" (although untrue as of now ya never know with the hippies in Cali) is why I left.....even though I'm a rare species known as a native Angeleno....
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10-06-2005, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 98SuperSport
dont blame the terminator on these laws, its what the hippies (aka californians) are calling and crying about. if someone got a good reason together why to not pass that law maybe the politicians would have listened to them.
Why not blame him, he's the one who signed it. I personally don't agree with a lot of the things the governator has done. And I'm not just biased because I don't care for celebrity politicians. He also wants to terminate your freedom to work on your cars. He wants to make it a crime to have any work done to your car unless they are ASE certified. It would be illegal to put even a CARB legal lid on your car unless you have the credentials. He was a great bodybuilder, but as far as a governor I think he sucks.
